Cardboard Rubber Band Car Designs

Cut a small slot in the middle of the piece of cardboard.

Cardboard rubber band car designs. Design and build the body. Tape one end of a rubber band to the cardboard at the end opposite the axle. Wrap the unattached end of the rubber band over the catch. You ve given the rubber band potential stored energy.

Attach the rubber band. Instead of cardboard the cars can use a variety of lightweight materials for the chassis such as lego balsa wood light plastic container cereal box or foam board. Combine them and you get something even better in this instructable i will show how to make a simple rubberband powered car using cardboard. Other designs of rubber band cars.

Pbs kids design squad build rubber band car. The basic setup is a lightweight body for the car wheels axles and a rubber band to provide energy for motion. Cardboard is a versatile material. These rubber band car designs encourage children to ask questions about transfer of energy observe analyze and share their findings.

Decide how big the body of your car will be. Be sure the corrugations the groves in the cardboard run from the right to the left not back and forth. Some designs use cardboard for wheels some use cds. Rubberband is a versatile material as well.

Cut a notch in the center of one end of the body. Tape the rubber band to the skewer to prevent it from slipping when the skewer rotates the rubber band should rotate with it.